Buggy-axle.



C. B. ELLIOTT & E. KURTZ.

BUGGY AXLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAII .1. 1914A Patented May 18, 1915.

GTUN. D. C.

stub axle of the device. a

BUGGY-AXLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May is, 1915.

Application filed March 7, 1914'. Serial No. 823,209.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, CLAUDE B. ELLIOTT andEDWARD Krm'rz, citizens of-the United States of America, residing atHempstead, in the county of Waller and State of Texas, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Buggy-Axles, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to vehicle axles and the principal object of thesame is the production of an axle which has the hub of the wheel soarranged as to rotate with the Another object of this invention is theproduction of an efficient means for holdtioned.

ing the wheel in engagement with the axle.

A still further object of this invention is the production of a deviceof the kind above described that is simple in construction, efficient inoperation, and consists of the minimum number of parts.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certainnovel construcs tions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as willbe hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate likepartsin the several views, and :F igure 1 is a longitudinal sectionalview of theimproved axle with a wheel mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is asection taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section taken on1ine3-3 of Fig.1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the clamping plateused in this device. Fig. 5 is a per spective view of the filler member.Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the clamping block used with thisinvention. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the filler plug. Fig. 8 is aninverted perspective view of the end of the main axle.

Referring to the parts" by reference numerals, a main axle 10 isprovided with an opening 11 at its outer end, said end of said axlehaving a longitudinally extending groove 12. A stub axle 13 is adaptedto be positioned in the opening 11 of the main axle 10, and between theouter face of the stub axle 13 and in the face of'the opening '11 isplaced a filler member 14 having a longitudinally extending flange orweb 15.

This member 15 is provided adjacent its outer end with downwardlyextending spaced lugs 16 between which the block 17 is posi- .lng asquared recess 27 at its inner end.

her 14: and is provided with a cut-out por- The stub axle 13 is providedwith a squared portion 18 near its outer end and is also provided withthreads 19 at its outer extremity to receive the filler plug 20. Thisfiller plug 20 comprises an inwardly projecting collar 21, internalthreads 22, a flared portion 23, and afpolygon' shaped outer end 24.This polygon shaped end 24 is so made'that a wren hf.may be appliedthereto. Q

On a portion 25 between the squaredportion 18 and the outer extremityofthestub axle 13 is placed the hub 26 of a wheel hav- Fitting withinthe squared recess of the hub,

26 and suitably secured therein is a forward projection 28 of the collar29 which is 'provided with a circumferential groove 30. The inner faceof this collar 29 fits snugly against the outer end of the main axle 10thereby preventing any dust from entering the opening 11 of the mainaxle 10. A clamping plate 31 is provided with a down wardly projectingflange 31 at its outer end, said plate is secured to the outer face ofthe axle'lO by means of the depending bolt members 32 that pass throughthe openings 33 formed in the block 17, and nuts .85

34 are threaded upon the lower ends of the bolt members 32 thus holdingsaid bolt members within the openings 33 of the block 17. This block 17is positioned in the space between the lugs 16 of thefiller memtionintermediate its length to facilitate the engagement of said block withthe curved surface of the axle I 10. This is clearly shown in Fig. 3. Itwill be seen from the foregoing description that inasinafter describedand the bolt members 32 are connected to the clampingplate 31, that whenthis device is in'the position as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 that the fillermember is securely held in place and by means of having thedownwardlyprojecting lug 31 of the clamping plate 31 positioned in the fillermember ltrespectively and the ordi- 7 much as this block 17 1spositloned as herenary oil cup 38 having a tube 39 positioned in thesealined openings, oil can be fed to the stub axle 13 and by means of thelongitudinally extending groove 40 oil is allowed to readily circulate.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form andconstruction of this invention without departing from the spiritthereof. It is, therefore, not wished to confine the invention-to theexact form herein shown and described but it is wished to include allsuch as properly come within the scope claimed.

What is claimed as new, is

A device of the class described comprising an axle, having an opening atits end, said end of said axle also having a longitudinally extendingslot formed therein, a filler having a longitudinally extending flangepositioned in said opening in said axle and having said longitudinallyextending flange positioned in said longitudinally extending slot,downwardly projecting lugs adjacent the end of said filler, a secondaxle in said filler, a wheel on said second axle, a clamping plateengaging said wheel having downwardly projecting arms threaded at theirlower extremity, a block positioned between said downwardly projectinglugs on said filler, said arms of said plate passlng through said block,and means for holding said arms in engagement with said block wherebysaid plate may be held securely on said axle to hold said wheel inengagement therewith.

In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

CLAUDE B. ELLIOTT. EDWARD KURTZ. Witnesses:

G. S. OSBORNE, A. M. MANLEY.

Coiiies' of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington; D. G.

